Friday, August 06, 2010

Update to post (June 6, 2013): All of these songs are now collected in a youtube playlist here.

My friend (and author of wonderful books for both kids and adults) Pooja Makhijani sent me this song about snacks so good that they cause you to take flight.

("Batata Vada," Hifazat 1987)To mark the weekend treats that lie ahead, what are your favorite food-related songs? If they happen to feature giant prop versions of the food in question, so much the better. The only others I can think of are by Bappi Lahiri: "Aagaya Aagaya Halwa Wallah" from the execrable Dance Dance

Hella halwa at 1:55!
and "You Are My Chicken Fry" from Rock Dancer

(discussed brilliantly and hilariously here in October Zine) (I can't find the original visuals anywhere! Bah!)

Sorry for the lack of regular posts. Work has been incredibly busy lately, and I'll have houseguests for the next week or so, and while they like Hindi films they probably don't like me disappearing down the rabbit hole of writing for hours at a time. I am, however, working ahead for more Quid Pro Quo posts, Sridevipalooza (August 13-20), Neetu Singh-Along (September 13-20), and Rekha Week (October 4-10). For you planners, there's also talk of Deol Dhamaka for December. I've been promised the graphic for that will be Dharmendra punching the viewer in the face. Dishoom!

And yet another from our friends in Melbourne: Saganaveedhullo from Deesodharakudu featuring dancing in a staggering number and sizes of bottles of Thums Up and Gold Spot: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TSiJqSLpRmg&feature=related

Bong Along: a blog on vintage Bengali movies co-written by Indie Quill and me (and perhaps a few very friendly appearances by other friends as well).

Masala Zindabad: the podcast by Indie Quill and me, often featuring other writers and fans as guests. Masala Zindabad is an affectionate and thoughtful look at the broad range of themes that define Bollywood and make Bollywood defy definition. Available at iTunes.

The Cultural Gutter : my work on Indian cinema at a site dedicated to thoughtful writing about disreputable art.

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